On the NBA night, Giannis Antetokounmpo put on a show against the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving the Milwaukee Bucks the 117-102 win.
The Greek superstar had 38 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists while shooting 13/20 FG and 10/14 FT with a career-high of 9 dunks. Georgia’s own Sandro Mamukelashvili had 3 points off the bench for the Bucks.On the losing side, Turkish star Cedi Osman wasn’t put in the starting five and ended the game with 8 points and 4 rebounds in 32 minutes of playing time.
Elsewhere in the league, Lauri Markkanen wasn’t enough for the Utah Jazz to overcome the Golden State Warriors, which got the 129-118 victory thanks to Steph Curry’s 33 points.
The Finnish superstar still had 24 points and 6 rebounds with 6/11 from the perimeter. Simone Fontecchio didn’t enter the court.
Nikola Jokic had a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, with 6 assists, in Denver’s 114-104 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Vlatko Cancar added 13 points off the bench.
Aleksej Pokusevski was crucial in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s 123-199 win against the Chicago Bulls.
The 20-year-old Serbian not only started from the first minute but had a pretty good game with 15 points and 6 rebounds. On the losing side, Nikola Vucevic had a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds.